Secrecy – Spiritual Habit
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Matthew 6:1-4
So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret.
Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:1-4
Two Key LessonsDo not seek to be seen by others.
Know you are known by God.
Do Not Seek
To Be Seen
By Others
Spotlight Righteousness
Now
Or
Later?
Secrecy – Spiritual Habit
Redirect the
Conversation
Back to God
Whose Approval
Whose Applause
Do I Seek?
Know You Are
Known By God
Matthew 6:3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret.
Biggest Mistake of Life The greatest cause of all our
failures is constantly forgetting our relationship to God.
Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:4
Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:4
Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:4
Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:4
Whose Approval
Whose Applause
Do I Seek?